LONDON, February 2014// all photographs by me

BEEP BEEP! COMING THROUGH! London is best for jetting around in your orange bippy down Brick Lane and past the flower market…causing quite the commotion. London is where I’d live if I weren’t an American born and raised in LA, transplanted into crazy NYC. It’s got the charm. It’s got the music. It’s got the absolute beauty…and it’s got the gloomy, rainy days. All of which I love, especially when the smells of exotic foods float past you through the market. Purple tulips here, red roses over there…so fresh, you just wish you’d had plucked them from your very own garden. Ready to set perfectly on your kitchen table. London is made for these easy-going types of moments on a Sunday. A super beautiful and rare, SUNNY day in the UK before I boarded my butt on a plane back to the grinde of NYC life. There are times I wish I were still walking the cobblestone streets through the tunnels, listening to the music from the organ on the street. The grit and grime, and witty sense of humour (plus the accenet) gets me every time I visit.

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(Siwy Denim vest, Lulu’s dress tunic and sunglasses, BCBGeneration crochet pants and sandals, Marie Turnor handbag, Vanessa Mooney choker, The 2 Bandits earrings, Dannijo cuff)

There’s something I love about Palm Springs. That dry desert air, the sun against the concrete buildings….the art deco homes and extra square swimming pools. The mountains look so close you could nearly touch it. Like a painting. Everything’s a bit old school which I love. Flat. With that and the heat, I wear cotton. Lots of it. Here, I took a Lulu’s dress, wore it as a tunic, and threw it over a crochet flared pant! I’m a bit too tall sometimes for extra short minidresses, that I always end up making the most of them by continuing to wear them as tops. Then there is the denim. My SIWY DENIM ad campaign is officially out (I will be releasing it soon!) and ever since, I’ve stocked up on all of my favorites in celebration this Coachella. In between laying out in the sun, attending the festival, and jumping in the hot tub at 2 in the morning, I’d say we had a pretty amazing time getting dressed for it all. Who knew we’d had packed for nearly a month for a weekend trip?! I can definitely say our hotel room was packed with suitcases and bathing suits tossed on the bathroom floor. It’s true, us girls are crazy. But we had a killer time taking pictures off the beaten path. That’s what girlfriends are for!

Thanks to VOGUE, Harper’s BAZAAR, Lucky Magazine, and WWD for capturing me at the festival! Until next year!

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